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All Part of the Art of Falling Apart
My gouty foot
shouts doubt at night,
turns up the pain
if I don’t eat right.
Warming comfort
isn’t enough, to amuse
my grumbling
two-bit hoof.
My broken big toe
won’t let go.
Keeps telling me off
for its creaky woes.
It’s my fault
for this sorry state,
should’ve skipped the tackle,
pulled out too late.
My gallbladder
was a c...
Thursday 7th September 2023 2:35 pm
Perfection
A friend took my football memorabilia
to a better place, another the CDs I never play,
and the charity shop have the books I’ve read,
plus, the ones I hadn’t got to yet.
A decorator finished all my jobs, the garden’s
paved with a plastic lawn, the car's been
replaced with my Oyster account, and the
shopping arrives daily in small amounts.
I’ve digitalised every...
Thursday 13th July 2023 12:45 pm
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